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Audi Q5 wins OFF ROAD AWARD for 2010

Audi Q5 wins OFF ROAD AWARD for 2010
  • Audi Q5 tops the SUV category
  • Audi Q7 takes third place in the luxury SUV category
  • OFF ROAD readers cast their votes

Audi SUVs are collecting top honors: readers of OFF ROAD magazine have selected the Audi Q5 as the off-road vehicle of the year in the SUV category. The Audi Q7 took third place in the luxury SUV category. The awards were presented last night in Munich. (continue reading…)

Audi continues to invest strongly in the future

Audi continues to invest strongly in the future
  • 7.3 billion euros total investment from 2009 through 2012
  • Around 5.9 billion euros for new products and future technologies
  • Number of models to increase from 34 now to 42 in 2015

Audi will continue to invest heavily in new products and forward-looking technologies in the future: plans for 2009 through 2012 envisage total investments of 7.3 billion euros for fixed assets.

In coming years the Audi Group will continue to invest strongly in its future. Approximately 5.9 billion euros, in other words about 80 percent of its total investment in fixed assets, will be devoted to new product development, further optimization of conventional drivelines and the development of electric and hybrid models. (continue reading…)

Volkswagen launches fuel-cell vehicles on the road

Volkswagen launches fuel-cell vehicles on the road

Car maker is testing everyday practicality of the energy of hydrogen

The Volkswagen Group supports the initiative of Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) with six fuel cell vehicles, the latest generation. From the end of October, two Volkswagen Tiguan HyMotion, two Caddy Maxi HyMotion and two Audi Q5 HFC under real conditions in Berlin’s city traffic will be tested. The aim is to demonstrate the suitability of hydrogen as a fuel in vehicles and to gain valuable insights into the evolution of this technology.

Prof. Juergen Leohold, head of research at Volkswagen: “The fuel cell is an important component of the fuel and powertrain strategy, Volkswagen. We are pleased to put our fuel cell vehicles available to the CEP project. The first Volkswagen models with a sufficiently durable and affordable fuel-cell drive could there be, in our view, at 2020th parallel, but also the development of a complete hydrogen infrastructure. ”

The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international association of companies BMW, Berlin Transportation Company (BVG), DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM / Opel, Hydro AG, Linde and Shell Hydrogen, StatoillHydro, TOTAL, Vattenfall Europe and Volkswagen AG. The aim of a three-phased project is the technological development of the energy source of hydrogen for transport. The second phase, lasting until the end of 2010 provides a technical update of the vehicles and the infrastructure and testing the technology before under everyday conditions. In the third phase by the end of 2016, the market in preparation for the hydrogen technologies for the transport sector at the center. The CEP program is part of the National Innovation Program Hydrogen and fuel cells instead of technology (NIP).

- Volkswagen AG

Audi is worldwide all-wheel-drive leader in the premium segment

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  • Market position to be expanded with Q5 in China and Audi Q3
  • Audi Q5 is the world’s most successful SUV in its class
  • Sales Chief Schwarzenbauer: ‘We intend to strengthen our position in the market even further.’
  • No premium manufacturer builds and sells more all-wheel-drive cars worldwide than Audi. This is borne out by figures from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). And as the registration statistics show, Audi also sells more all-wheel-drive models in Germany than any other premium brand. From January through August, Audi produced some 190,500 vehicles with quattro drive, which means that around one third of all Audi cars are equipped with this technology. The Audi Q5, the most prominent new addition to the all-wheel model lineup, is the most successful SUV in its class worldwide – with some 63,100 units sold in the first eight months of 2009.

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    Audi kicks off hometown Washington Redskins partnership

    Audi kicks off hometown Redskins partnership
    • Unique deal stakes out D.C. region as Audi of America home turf
    • Spacious all-new Audi Club, built to Audi design standards, will dominate FedExField’s east end zone to offer suite-level amenities
    • Audi brand presence will be found throughout stadium, in TV ads, e-mails to ticket holders and Redskins ‘Twackle’ Twitter messages

    Audi signed a wide-ranging, five-year deal with the Washington Redskins to provide a level of brand integration that’s unique in the NFL.

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    Audi opens new assembly hall in Changchun

    Audi Opens New Assembly Hall in Changchun
    • Audi Chairman Rupert Stadler: “Continuation of our growth strategy in China”
    • Expansion of production capacities to 200,000 vehicles per year
    • Production of the Audi Q5 starts in fall 2009

    Together with its Chinese joint-venture partner FAW, Audi opened a new assembly hall today at the existing plant premises of FAW-VW in Changchun. The long-wheelbase Audi A4 and the Audi Q5 will be produced in this hall, which spans some 82,000 square meters (883,000 square feet). The capital expenditure amounts to around 100 million euros.

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    Audi is the leader in lightweight design

    Audi is the leader in lightweight design
    • Dynamic and efficient: Audi – pioneer of lightweight design
    • Over 550,000 cars with an aluminum body since 1994
    • New materials and technologies for the cars of tomorrow

    Audi is the worldwide leader in the field of lightweight design. For 15 years Audi has been producing aluminum bodies based on the Audi Space Frame (ASF). Numerous patents and awards document the innovative power of this technology.

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    Audi releases 2010 Model Year pricing

    • Audi is the first car manufacturer in the U.S. to feature FSI direct injection technology in all of its gasoline engines.
    • Innovative 3D navigation with SIRIUS traffic on all models (except A8).
    • Two TDI clean diesel models launched within one calendar year in 2009.
    • All Audi models have available or standard LED daytime running lights.

    Audi today released pricing for many of its 2010 model-year offerings, which are headed to authorized Audi dealerships to meet strong consumer demand.

    Audi is adding a variety of new vehicles and product enhancements in its 2010 model year portfolio. Chief among the advances: Audi stands as the only automaker in the U.S. featuring efficient and performance-tuned FSI direct-injection technology with all of its gasoline-powered engines. Audi will also offer navigation as standard equipment for a limited time on 2010 Audi A6 Premium Plus models. And every Audi model will have distinctive LED daytime running lights as available or standard equipment.

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